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Team managing $300 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 27, 2020
Team managing $300 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL

Ashworth Financial in Tryon, N.C., affiliates with LPL's new breakaway unit

By InvestmentNews
Best Places to Work: Five HR policies that help top firms stand out
NEWS OPINION APR 27, 2020
Best Places to Work: Five HR policies that help top firms stand out

Salary and benefits are important, but the Best Places to Work gain their edge by fostering work-life balance

By Devin McGinley
3 Questions: Rich Cancro on selling firm to Franklin Templeton
NEWS FINTECH APR 25, 2020
3 Questions: Rich Cancro on selling firm to Franklin Templeton

The founder of AdvisorEngine talks about how the deal went down

By InvestmentNews
Undoing unwanted RMDs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2020
Undoing unwanted RMDs

Ed Slott discusses whether clients who already took required minimum distributions this year can put that money back in light of the CARES Act

By InvestmentNews
Indie managing $415 million moves to Raymond James from LPL
NEWS RIAS APR 24, 2020
Indie managing $415 million moves to Raymond James from LPL

Elite Financial Management’s Bill Dendy and three reps switch firms in Dallas

By InvestmentNews
For charitable givers, CARES Act offers big tax breaks
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2020
For charitable givers, CARES Act offers big tax breaks

The coronavirus recovery bill allows for the full deduction of your donation up to your adjusted gross income

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Cetera cuts REIT sales, loses senior recruiter
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2020
Cetera cuts REIT sales, loses senior recruiter

Broker-dealers are pausing the sale of real estate products while the broader market absorbs the shock of the shutdown

By Bruce Kelly
Thrivent Financial ups efforts to put customers ahead of products
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2020
Thrivent Financial ups efforts to put customers ahead of products

The new chief commercial officer position signals a focus on holistic planning

By Jeff Benjamin
Clients don't grasp fees, and that's bad for business
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2020
Clients don't grasp fees, and that's bad for business

Not knowing how their advisers are compensated affects clients' trust, according to a Hearts & Wallets report

By Emile Hallez
What's the point of an ETF that goes off script?
NEWS OPINION APR 24, 2020
What's the point of an ETF that goes off script?

When fund managers rejigger their methodology, investors don't know how to calculate returns

By Shuli Ren
RIA M&A could pick up in the wake of coronavirus
NEWS OPINION APR 24, 2020
RIA M&A could pick up in the wake of coronavirus

The market downturn may have hurt some valuations, but many of the other factors that have been fueling deal-making are still in place

By Larry Roth
House overwhelmingly passes aid bill
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2020
House overwhelmingly passes aid bill

President Trump is scheduled to sign the $484 billion coronavirus stimulus package Friday

By InvestmentNews
3 Questions: Brian Hamburger on adviser recruiting
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 23, 2020
3 Questions: Brian Hamburger on adviser recruiting

The founder and CEO of MarketCounsel discusses whether advisers are rethinking their plans to go independent

By InvestmentNews
Pandemic fallout sends consumers racing toward financial planners
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 23, 2020
Pandemic fallout sends consumers racing toward financial planners

Lockdown gives consumers and DIY investors time for financial spring cleaning

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra proposes one-stop shopping for background checks on advisers
NEWS RIAS APR 23, 2020
Finra proposes one-stop shopping for background checks on advisers

Under its proposed rule, BrokerCheck and the SEC's database would display the same information on dual registrants

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Employers weigh cuts in plan contributions, record keepers say
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2020
Employers weigh cuts in plan contributions, record keepers say

Most plan participants are not shifting allocations, but they are looking for loans or hardship withdrawals

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo adds SECURE Act-friendly 401(k) annuity service
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2020
Wells Fargo adds SECURE Act-friendly 401(k) annuity service

The firm will act as a fiduciary for insurance provider selection for qualified longevity annuity contracts

By Emile Hallez
Dispelling CARES Act confusion
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2020
Dispelling CARES Act confusion

Ed Slott clears up questions about how the CARES Act will affect required minimum distributions

By InvestmentNews
Another broker sues Ohio National over VA commissions
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2020
Another broker sues Ohio National over VA commissions

Somerset Securities recently filed a case against the insurer over its 2018 decision to halt trail commissions on certain variable annuity contracts

By Emile Hallez
The CARES Act: Relief for retirement plan participants
NEWS OPINION APR 22, 2020
The CARES Act: Relief for retirement plan participants

Plan sponsors will need to amend their plans to cover the CARES Act changes that they decide to implement

By Fred Reish